Nemanja Bjelica vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Nemanja Bjelica that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Nemanja Bjelica

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nemanja Bjelica 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Nemanja Bjelica 7 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Nemanja Bjelica 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Nemanja Bjelica 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nemanja Bjelica 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Nemanja Bjelica 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Nemanja Bjelica 0 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 7.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 4.6 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 3,412 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 2,051 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 825 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 288 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 184 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 449 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .466 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .384 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .759 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.8 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 84 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 51 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 22 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 9 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 3 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 22 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .492 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .478 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .650 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (2021) Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.